A wind warning that was in effect Friday morning for areas including Rocky View County near Airdrie and Crossfield saw gusts approach 90 km\/h before conditions began to ease.<\/p>\n
Environment Canada said wind speeds intensified through the morning following a prolonged period of strong winds, reaching near 90 km\/h in the Calgary region.<\/p>\n
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The agency classified the impact level as \u201cmoderate\u201d with \u201chigh\u201d forecast confidence.<\/p>\n
Environment Canada warned high-sided vehicles may be pushed around by the wind and said some property damage is possible.<\/p>\n
Residents were advised to secure loose objects and monitor official alerts and forecasts.<\/p>\n
Observed conditions at Calgary International Airport at 9 a.m. MDT showed a temperature of -1.4 C with north-northwest winds at 58 km\/h, gusting to 82 km\/h, and a wind chill of -11.<\/p>\n
Environment Canada said winds were expected to gradually weaken through the afternoon, easing into the evening and diminishing overnight.<\/p>\n
The local forecast for the Airdrie region called for periods of light snow Friday, with northwest winds at 60 km\/h gusting to 90, diminishing to 40 km\/h gusting to 60 later in the day.<\/p>\n
The daytime high was expected to reach -1 C, with a wind chill near -12.<\/p>\n
Snow was expected to continue Friday night, with an estimated accumulation of 5 cm and winds easing to 20 km\/h before becoming light overnight.<\/p>\n
The weekend forecast included continued snow, with 2 cm expected Saturday and periods of snow continuing into Sunday.<\/p>\n
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